John Ashbrook

Uh, well I was a mechanic, right? Uh, very mechanically inclined, uh, Uh, I was a welder as well. I fixed a lot of semi trucks, broken frames, um, dump trucks, whole wall collapse stuff. And it'd take me like weeks to rebuild these trucks, but it's kind of what I did. And then, um, and then, yeah, uh, I figured I could do this for the air force. You know what I mean?

Uh, well I was a mechanic, right? Uh, very mechanically inclined, uh, Uh, I was a welder as well. I fixed a lot of semi trucks, broken frames, um, dump trucks, whole wall collapse stuff. And it'd take me like weeks to rebuild these trucks, but it's kind of what I did. And then, um, and then, yeah, uh, I figured I could do this for the air force. You know what I mean?

Uh, well I was a mechanic, right? Uh, very mechanically inclined, uh, Uh, I was a welder as well. I fixed a lot of semi trucks, broken frames, um, dump trucks, whole wall collapse stuff. And it'd take me like weeks to rebuild these trucks, but it's kind of what I did. And then, um, and then, yeah, uh, I figured I could do this for the air force. You know what I mean?

And then, uh, the biggest thing was like, my hands were like always black, like black

And then, uh, the biggest thing was like, my hands were like always black, like black

And then, uh, the biggest thing was like, my hands were like always black, like black

cracked fingers like you're always welding it's always dirty uh greasy dirty stuff working on these uh trucks right and like honestly my thought was no girl is ever gonna let me put my hand in her pants if she sees my hand you know what i mean there's just it's not happening you know what i mean does that stuff not come off with the right soap I don't care how much soap you got.

cracked fingers like you're always welding it's always dirty uh greasy dirty stuff working on these uh trucks right and like honestly my thought was no girl is ever gonna let me put my hand in her pants if she sees my hand you know what i mean there's just it's not happening you know what i mean does that stuff not come off with the right soap I don't care how much soap you got.

cracked fingers like you're always welding it's always dirty uh greasy dirty stuff working on these uh trucks right and like honestly my thought was no girl is ever gonna let me put my hand in her pants if she sees my hand you know what i mean there's just it's not happening you know what i mean does that stuff not come off with the right soap I don't care how much soap you got.

Like when you work like that, like your hands are black. So, uh, yeah. So, uh, I figured I got to do something else. You know what I mean? Like I, I just can't do this forever, you know, only because I was always dirty every day and you couldn't, you couldn't like not be dirty. Like even your days off, you couldn't wash and you weren't clean. You know what I mean?

Like when you work like that, like your hands are black. So, uh, yeah. So, uh, I figured I got to do something else. You know what I mean? Like I, I just can't do this forever, you know, only because I was always dirty every day and you couldn't, you couldn't like not be dirty. Like even your days off, you couldn't wash and you weren't clean. You know what I mean?

Like when you work like that, like your hands are black. So, uh, yeah. So, uh, I figured I got to do something else. You know what I mean? Like I, I just can't do this forever, you know, only because I was always dirty every day and you couldn't, you couldn't like not be dirty. Like even your days off, you couldn't wash and you weren't clean. You know what I mean?

So, uh, I figured, well, maybe now's the time to join the army.

So, uh, I figured, well, maybe now's the time to join the army.

So, uh, I figured, well, maybe now's the time to join the army.

They said, uh, I didn't have high enough skills to, uh, be a mechanic, which I was, uh, they told me, uh, I could be admin and I'm like, okay, what's that? Maybe I'll do this. What's the admin? And, um, he was like, well, you type memos, maybe process awards. And I was like, my mom's a secretary. Like, that's what that sounds like. I'm out, you know?

They said, uh, I didn't have high enough skills to, uh, be a mechanic, which I was, uh, they told me, uh, I could be admin and I'm like, okay, what's that? Maybe I'll do this. What's the admin? And, um, he was like, well, you type memos, maybe process awards. And I was like, my mom's a secretary. Like, that's what that sounds like. I'm out, you know?

They said, uh, I didn't have high enough skills to, uh, be a mechanic, which I was, uh, they told me, uh, I could be admin and I'm like, okay, what's that? Maybe I'll do this. What's the admin? And, um, he was like, well, you type memos, maybe process awards. And I was like, my mom's a secretary. Like, that's what that sounds like. I'm out, you know?

Yeah, and they're like, hey, son, have you talked to the Marines of the Army yet? And I'm like, no, I didn't even think of it, you know? So I went to the Army. Why the Army? Well, a buddy of mine was an airborne ranger and said how great it was, so I just went down there and told him I wanted to be an airborne ranger. Did they give you a hard time? Oh, yeah.

Yeah, and they're like, hey, son, have you talked to the Marines of the Army yet? And I'm like, no, I didn't even think of it, you know? So I went to the Army. Why the Army? Well, a buddy of mine was an airborne ranger and said how great it was, so I just went down there and told him I wanted to be an airborne ranger. Did they give you a hard time? Oh, yeah.